Combined brush and comb construction



INVENTOR BY v ATTORNEYS f? JW, Z

A; F. REILLY COMBINED BRUSH AND COMB CONSTRUCTION Flled Aug 20 1931 Jan. 31 1933.

Patented Jan. 31, 1 933 e-g u rg'o STATES 1 sAcHUsE'r'rs PATENT OFF 1 I 11mm REILLY, or 110mm ATTLEBQRO, MAssAcHusE'nrs, AssIeNoR TO EVANS CASE COMPANY, or Noam: ATTLEBORO, MAssAcHns rrs'A conroaarron or mase 115 m BRUSH AND COMB cons'rmrcrron" Application filed Au usmo, 1931. Serial No, 558,256.

Thisjinvei'ition' relates to' a hair brush construction and, with regard to its more specific features, ,to' a means for retaining an article withina hair brush. v i

' Une. ofthe objects of thisinvention isto' provide a device of the above vcharacter which will be simple, practical and thoroughly du beinpart obvious and in part pointed out;

rable. Another object of thisinvent'ionis to, provide a device of the above character which will be of ready manufacture and pleasingin appearance Another object is to provide a device of the above character which willbecompact and convenient for traveling. Another object ofthis invention is to provide a brush with means for retaininga toilet article therein and for releas ng such-article when desired. Other ob ects Wlll hereinafter.

"The invention accordingly consists in the features "of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of' parts,'all as will be illustratively described hereinland the scope of the application, ofwhich will beindic'ated in the following claims.

In theaccompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible embodi ments' of myinvention, V

Fi'ure 1 is a top plan view of a brush, Sl'lOWlIlg the article, such as a comb, ready to be removed therefrom;

Figure 2 is a verticalcross-sectional View as seen along the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line'33 ofFigureQ, showin the parts in their closed position, 7

igi1re4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken along the line 4 40f Figure 2;

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Figure 5 is a vertical transversesectional view taken along the line 5- 5 of Figure 3. Similar reference characters refer to simi V lar parts throughout the several views of the A drawin 45 i g Referring now to the drawing, I have provided, as is better shown in: Figure 1, a brush-- carryin back extending from which is t s 7 of top wall 24 and side walls 19 and 2Qo'f a base consisting q a hand e 11. As is more clearlyshown in F igure2, brush back 10 is preferably of sheet metaland has an annular flange 13 extending downwardly and inwardly to retain member 14 carrying bristles 15 of the brush,

thus forming a strong and compact brush body. Member 14 may take any convenient shape and may be constructed of any mate rial suitable for retaining brush bristles as,

for example, wood or a suitable rubber com- P i posltlon. At-its lower side (Figure ,the

inner end ofhandle 11, also of sheetlmetal and holl'ow, is, formed into a flange '16 which abuts against the right hand end-of member 14 and, asmore clearly shown in F igure 4, flange 13 extends along the longitudinal sides and along the left hand'end (Figures 2 and 3) of brushback 10, thus cooperating with end 16 to-hold member 14 securely to the brush back 10 and handle portion 11. o

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, ther'eis showna channel 17 cut into the top ofmember 14 y a and. extending longitudinally thereof from theleft hand end of brush back 10 and insubstantial alignment with the interior of hollow handle 11., As is best shown in Figures 2 and-- 4, a sheet metal guide 18 ofinverted U-shaped cross-section lies within channel '17 and extends through and to the endIof handle} 11*, the

top wall 24 thereof preferably resting against the under side of brush back 10 which is preferably spaced. frompart 14. Guide 18 has" two side walls 19 and 20 (Figure 4) extending downwardly from the underside of brush back 10 to substantially the bottom of chan-, nel 17; it is secured in place in any suitable manner. For example, the left hand end of,

guide 18 may besecured to, brushback 10 as by soldering, generally indicated at 21(Fig ures 2 and 3). The other or right hand end of uide 18 is similarly secured tothe end, wall, llqt'of-the handle 11 through which there is a rectangular opening 22 with which it re isters. Thus by thejprovision of sheet meta l'member 18, aflongitudinal guide chan-: nel generally indicated at 23' (Figures 2*and 4) is providedextending fromthe openin L i l 22 in handle end 116;, through handle -11Lan through brush back'lO and niember14fto the: lefthand end of the brush, being made. up.

member 18 andhaving the bottom of channel 17in member 14; 1

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Slidably received within channel 23 is a V casing-like member 25, as is more clearly shown in Figures 2, 4 and 5, being substantially U-shapedin cross-section and having 5 its bottom wall 25a restingagainst the bottom of channel 17 andthe bottom side of opening 22 in handle 11 (Figure 2). sidewalls or 1 flanges, 26 and 27 of member 25 extend'upwardly and lie within and againstside walls 19 and20 respectively of guide 18. In this 20 be an djpreferably is secured lZOjlIlBIIlbBI'S 18 ay aniiddle portion 29 of the end wall 18a 7 ;of guide: 18 is cut out and-bent sothat one and 25. in anylconvenient -manner,,but prefend of thespring, which is preferablyof flat stock (seeFigure may rest between it'and the remaining portions of=theend 185.-

Spring 28 may also beand preferably is se- Y curedto'member in asimilar ma'nner, as

ismore clearly, shown inFigure 3. Spring and-in a direction out of channel 23 .topernn't I member 25 to assume the position shown in Figure2j 'Member 25 is shorter than channel 23 (Figure 3) so that sufficient space is left 'within, the channel to accommodate spring 428 when compressed, as when'member-25 is moved; and held completely within, channel 23 in a manner to be described here- 'inafter.

, end of member25', as viewed in Figures 2 and 3, is a" member 30, the bottom w'all30d of which is'fsubstantially an extension of the bottom wall 25afof 'me'mber 25, Member has sidewalls 30a and; 305 (Figure 1) form ing extensions of side Walls 26 and 27 of member 25, and an endclosing 'wall' 300 of substantially the same dimensions asthe open ing-22" in: handle end 11a. Thus member .30

forms an end portion of slidableguide member 25when 'me'mb'er 25 is in its left hand 7 position as shown iii-(Figure 3; But when partiallyi out of the channel 23, due to the to the position shown in Figure 2, moving 7 i the closing wall 30q'out' of obstructingposition. Within-the'sli'dable carrier or "casing 25-30 is fitteda companion toilet article, i1,-

lustratively a c ombf12, which is'p'referablyl equal inlength tofthecombin'ed' lengths of member 25 and member 30 and,'as' the latter parts assume the position shown'in Figures 28 is constructed to tend toexpand,thusacte;

1 r lgag'a'inst; member 125 to force it to the right. in Figure -'Hingedly secured as at 31, to the right hand I member 25 is pushed toward the right and action ofspring 28, member 30 drops down land 2, a portion of comb is lefteirposed so that it may be grasped by the user and with-drawn from the casing 25.

To form the base of that portion ofchannel 23 that is within handle 11, there is provided 7 a sheet metal member 32 (Figures2 and 3) secured to the bottom end of opening 22 and preferably to the depending side walls 19 and 20 of member 18. The inneror left hand end of member 32, as viewedin-Figuresg2 and 3, is cut away as at '33 andgpivotally mounted at substantially the inner --or right handendof the recess thus formed is a lever a pin ,36-secured to the portions of member '32- lying upon the-opposite sides of recess Mounted upon, or integral 5 33 u w-s with the right hand end of lever 34, as viewed in Figure '2, is a catch' i37,'and member 32'is' .cut out as at 320 so that catch 37 may therethrough for coaction the bottom 25d of member 25 and to form a cut out down.

wardlybentftongue portion 38 which rests m 34. Lever34 may bepivoted to'swing about '7 against the under side of lever 34andhence against catch on lever 34 to act as aspring and press the [catch-upwardly against the base of membe r25. At a suitable point in the bottom '25dof member 25 is a" slot 35 (Figures 2'and 3) shaped to receive catch 37w hen member 25 is in itsclosed position, as shown K V a When member 25 is pushe d to'the left from" the p'osition 'shown inFigure'2 to the post,"

tion shown in Figure 3, jca'tch 37 snaps into slot 35'to hold member 25 in this position and to hold'closing end portion 30 with its end wall 300 closingthe opening 22 in handle end 11a,.alljagainstthe action of spring 28. Se-f cured to the left hand end of l'ever 34', as best shownin Figures 2 and3," is a button 39 ex 19s tending" through a suitable opening in the lower wall 116 (Figure; 2) of handle 11.

VWhen member 25 with comb 12 therein isin its inner position, thus retaining and housing comb 12, and when the use of the comb: is desired, pressure exerted [against button 39 acts against the resilientpressure created by tongue portion 38 of member33 to release catch 37 from fs'lot'35 'and thus'allow spring 28 toforce member 25"partially from channel 23. The parts then assume the position shown in Figure 2, for: memb 30 drop-S expose the end of 0011151250 that it may be 7 grasped for removal the user; Spring28, being preferablysecured to both fixed and slidable parts 18 and 25, limits the extent-4 0f automatic withdrawal of part'25; V

It will thus be'seenithat there'is' provided,

a thoroughly practical, efiicient constructionin which the several obj ects i and advantages hereinabove mentioned, as well asman'y othf re, are successfully 2 Furthermore, it will be: seen that many common inconven; ienc'es' met with especiallym travel are suecessfully overcome. vr:

made of the above invention andas many changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative. and not in a limiting sense.

I claim: l v

1. In a device ofthe character described, in combination, a brush having a recessinits body, means located within said recess for retaining an article, and means for actuating said retaining means to release said article from said brush.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination, abrushhavingv a recess extending through its body, a container in said re- 3. In a device'of the character described, in

combination, a brush having a recess extending through its body and handle, containing means for a comb in said recess, means forejecting said containing means with said comb at least partiallyfrom said recess, and manually actuated means for controlling said ejecting means. r

. 4:. In a device of the character described,-in combination, a brush having a longitudinal recess extending through its body and handle, containing means for a comb adapted to fit Within said recess, means for retaining said containing means 'within said' recess, ,and means for releasing said containingmeans from said recess.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a brush, a recess in said brush,

containing means for an article within said combination, a toilet article having a recess therein, means containing a comb adapted to fit within said recess, means for forcing said containing means from said recess, means acting against said forcing means to lock said containing means within said recess, and manually actuated means for controlling said last-mentioned means.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination, a. toilet article having a recess therein, retaining means for a comb located in said recess, resilient means acting upon I said retaining means, and means for 'controlling the action of said resilient means and said retaining means. 4 V .7 9; In a device of the character described, in combination, a brush having a recessextending through the body and handle thereof, a flanged member adapted to fit within said recess for holdinga comb therein, resilient means for forcing said member partially from said handle, and manually actuated means for. controlling the action of said resilient means. r i

10. In a device of the character described, in combination, a brush having a recessexmeans for retaining a comb. within said re cess, aspring adapted to forcesaid combf from said recess, a latch adapted to lock-said means within said recess, and'manuallyactuated spring'retarded means .for'controlling the action of said latch. f: ,1 11. Ina device of thecharacter. described,

in combination, a brush having a. recess. extending through .the body and handle thereof, means for retaininga comb within saidrecess, a spring adapted to force said comb partially from said recess, and manually actuated means for controlling the action of said spring, said last-mentioned means being located upon the under side ofsaid handle ing. means Within said recess.

13. In a device of the character described, 111 comblnation, a brush hav ng a recess in the body thereofnmeans' for retaining an article within said recess,'resilient means for forcing said retaining means from said recess, a latch adapted to .lock said retaining means within said recess, and manually actuated means for controlling the action of said latch] i 14. In-a device of the characterdescribed',

in combination, a brush having a recess exa tending through the body. and handle thereof, a flanged member adapted to fit within said recess. and having ahinged portion forming one end thereof, means for retaining said member within said recess,.means for releasing said member. from said recess, and manually actuated. means for controlling said last two mentioned means.

. 15.-In a device'of the character described, in'combination, a brush having a recess 6X-. tending through the body and handle thereof, afianged member-adapted tofit within said recess and having a hinged portion forming one end thereof, said member adapted'to hold a comb, a spring seated fwithin said-body and acting against said member to no i 'forcesaid member partially from said han- .dle, a latch adapted to lock said member within said recess against the action of said spring, and manually actuated spring retarded means .for controlling the action of said latch. V v V 16; In a device of thecharacter described,

in combination, a brush,sheet metal containingmeans for an article within the body of said brush, 'and'means for forcing said containing means partially from said body 1 so that it may be grasped. I .17. In a device of the character described,

' in combination, a brush, a portion of the body of which is formed from sheet metal, said brush having a recess formed from sheet metal extending through its body, a sheet metal container. in said recessof substantially the shape of said recess for retaining a comb therein, and means for forcing said containeripartially from said recess.

V18. Ina device of the character described,

in combination, a brush, a portion of the body andhandle of which are :formed from sheet metal, said brush having a'sheet metal recess extending through'the body and handle. thereof, a sheet metal flanged member adapted to fit within said, recess and having I a h nged portion forming, one end thereof,

'for controlling said means for retaining said memberwithin said recess,- means for releasin said member from said recess, and manual y actuated :means last two mentioned means.

I 19. .In a device ofthe character described,

in combination, a-brush body having a longitudinal recess therein, containing means for 7 an article, said containing means fitting within saidrecess, means for-releasing said containing means partiallyfrom said recess, and

means for preventing the entire displacement in said recess, means for retaining said part of said containing means from said recess.

l I '20. In a device of-thecharacter described,

' in combination, a brush body, a longitudinal recess in said brush body, a hollow metal part for holding an article, said part fitting .withwithin said recess and partially releasing said'part from said'recess,and means for preventing the complete release of; said part from said recess. a t p 21'. In adevice of the character'described, incombinatioma brush body, a longitudinal slot'in said brush body having "one endvopen,

a hollow part slidablyfitting within saidslot, said part having a hinged end portion, means for releasing said part from said slot so that said hinged portion may drop downwardly [6d and expose an article within s i P'artiand open, a hollow part forcontaining an article slidably fitted within said'slot, releasable means adapted to retain said part in said slot, and means for preventing the complete release of said part from said slot when said releasable means is actuated.

23. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a brush including a body and.

handle having a longitudinal recess extendingitherethrough, a-holl'ow metal part slidably fitted within saidrecess,said recess having one open end, an end portion hingedly secured to the under side of said hollow part, a spring disposed between the opposite-end ofsaid hollow part and the corresponding endof said recess,*said spring adapted .to

force said hollow part partially through said 7 opening so that said end portion may drop downwardly; and expose an article 'in said part, and"a s'pri'ng-pressedlatch adapted to coact with a slot in; said hollow part for 1 holding said-hollow part totallywithinsaid recess, said latch adaptedto be manually actuated to'frelease said hollow part; I v '24. Ina device of the: character described, in combination,a brushincluding abody and handle having a longitudinal recess extending therethrough, ahollow metal'part'slid 7 ably fitted within said recess, said recess havingLone open end, an end portion hingedly secured to the under side of said hollow part,

a spring disposed between the opposite end of said hollow partand thecorresponding end of said recess, said spring adapted to force said hollow part partially through said opening so that said, endportion may drop downwardly and expose an article in said part, and apivoted latch member adapted to coactiwith' a slot in said hollow part to hold said part within-said recess, a portion of the.

bottom wall of-said, recess extend-ing over oneendofsaid latch member to force said means preventing the complete release of said part from said slot. r V

' 22,-In a device of the character described, in "combination, a brushcomprising a body and a handle having a longitudinal slot run ning therethrough, oneend of said slot being f iso 

